Lapidary Works of Art, Gemstones and Minerals Los Angeles | May 21, 2019
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Lapidary Works of Art, Gemstones and Minerals Los Angeles | May 21, 2019 Lapidary Works of Art, Gemstones and Minerals Los Angeles | Tuesday May 21, 2019 at 10am BONHAMS BIDS INQUIRIES REGISTRATION 7601 W. Sunset Boulevard +1 (323) 850 7500 Claudia Florian, G.J.G IMPORTANT NOTICE Los Angeles, California 90046 +1 (323) 850 6090 fax Co-Consulting Director Please note that all customers, bonhams.com (323) 436 – 5437 irrespective of any previous activity To bid via the internet please visit [email protected] with Bonhams, are required to PREVIEW www.bonhams.com/25497 complete the Bidder Registration Saturday, May 18, 12pm-5 pm Katherine Miller Form in advance of the sale. The Sunday, May 19, 12pm-5 pm Please note that bids must be Business Administrator form can be found at the back of Monday, May 20, 10am-5pm submitted no later than 4pm on (323) 436 – 5445 every catalogue and on our the day prior to the auction. New [email protected] website at www.bonhams.com and bidders must also provide proof should be returned by email or SALE NUMBER of identity and address when ILLUSTRATIONS post to the specialist department submitting bids. Front cover: Lot 864 or to the bids department at 25497 [email protected] Lots 800 - 1055 Inside front cover: Lot 839 Please contact client services with 1st Session page: Lot 801 any bidding inquiries. To bid live online and / or leave CATALOG 2nd Session page: Lot 936 Inside back cover: Lot 856 internet bids please go to $35 Please see pages 115 to 118 Back cover: Lot 945 www.bonhams.com/ for bidder information including auctions/254974 and click on Conditions of Sale, after-sale the Register to bid link at the collection and shipment. top left of the page. Bonhams 220 San Bruno Avenue San Francisco, California 94103 © 2019, Bonhams & Butterfields Auctioneers Corp.; All rights reserved. Bond No. 57BSBGL0808 ORDER OF SALE REGULATED SPECIES MATERIALS AND CITES PERMITS Lapidary Works of Art ...............................800-830 German Artists ........................................800-808 The export of a lot from the United States or import into certain Russian Artists .....................................809-815 countries may be subject to export or import regulations, licensure and/or other restrictions; in particular, lots containing plant or animal South American Artists ........................816-824 materials such as ivory, rhinoceros horn, tortoiseshell, coral, whalebone Chinese Artists .....................................825-830 or certain types of woods, irrespective of age or value, may require the Minerals (listed alphabetically) ...................831-869 granting of one or more export or import licenses or certificates, or may Native Metals ............................................870-873 be banned from import altogether by some countries. Moreover, the ability to obtain an export license or certificate does not insure the ability Exotic Pearls ........................................... 874-881 to obtain an import license or certificate in another country. Lots that Gemstones (listed alphabetically) ..............882-999 contain such regulated species materials may also not be eligible for Mineral Décor (listed alphabetically) ......1000-1055 exportation or for re-importation into the United States if they are not at least 100 years of age, and, under current law, lots containing African Elephant Ivory may no longer be re-imported into the United States regardless of age. In addition, resales of lots containing certain regulated species materials may be subject to restrictions in some jurisdictions. Lots noted in the catalog with a Y next to the lot number contain one NOTICE REGARDING BURMESE or more such regulated plant or animal materials. It is the buyer’s responsibility to investigate any such restrictions and to obtain any JADEITE AND RUBIES relevant export or import licenses. Please note that this process is governed by local authorities and may take considerable Current law dictates that jadeite and rubies of Burmese origin and any time. Regardless of any delay in the obtaining of an export or articles of jewelry containing jadeite or rubies of Burmese origin may import license or certificate or denial of a license’s or certificate’s not be imported into the U.S. Certification that such jadeite or rubies issuance, purchased lots shall be paid for in accordance with the were not mined in or extracted from Burma is required for importation Conditions of Sale, and any such delay or denial shall not serve as of them into the U.S. the basis for cancellation of any sale. Prospective buyers are advised to obtain information from the relevant regulatory authorities regarding It is the responsibility of the buyer to investigate any applicable export and import restrictions, requirements, and costs prior to bidding. restrictions on purchased property and to obtain any export or import licenses and/or certificates as well as any other required Prospective buyers should also check with their local (e.g. state) documentation before shipping. The buyer’s inability to export or regulatory authorities regarding any local restrictions and/or permit import any such items or to do so timely shall not serve as the basis requirements that may apply with respect to purchases of regulated for any cancellation or rescission of the sale or any delay in payment. species materials, including without limitation purchases of items Prospective buyers who are uncertain as to whether a lot is subject containing elephant ivory or rhino horn. For example, we are advised to these restrictions or any other restrictions on importation or that New York buyers of any lot containing elephant or mammoth ivory exportation are advised to consult with the specialist department in or rhino horn will be responsible for obtaining a New York State permit which the property is offered. before taking possession of the lot within New York State, and that the State of New Jersey has banned the import of items containing elephant or marine mammal ivory or rhino horn into that state. Upon request, Bonhams can refer the purchaser to a third party agent to assist the purchaser in attempting to obtain the appropriate licenses and/or certificates. However, there is no assurance that any necessary licenses or certificates can be obtained. Please contact the Specialist Department for a suggested list of shipping agents prior to placing a bid if you are uncertain as to whether a lot is subject to export/import license or certificate requirements or related restrictions. Lapidary Works of Art, Gemstones and Minerals 801 800 800 RUBELLITE TOURMALINE CARVING OF A COCKATOO By Manfred Wild for Emil Becker Idar-Oberstein, Germany Reportedly inspired by a similar one made for the Sultan of Brunei, the present bird is carved from a single large specimen of rubellite tourmaline, weighing approximately 635.5 carats, with gold feet and comb and, diamond-set eyes and an indicolite tourmaline beak. The bird is perched upon a frosted rock crystal quartz branch, raised upon a polished Russian black obsidian based, rimmed with gold. Base signed with monogram signature EB for Emil Becker. Measuring 6 x 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 in (15.24 x 8.89cm x 8.89cm) $2,500 - 3,500 To be sold without reserve 801 WHITE DENDRITIC AGATE CARVING DEPICTING OWLS ON A QUARTZ BASE BY MANFRED Wild--“SNOWY Owls” Idar-Oberstein, Germany Retailed by Asprey, London, England Depicting a pair of snowy owls, rendered from white dendritic agate from India. They rest perched upon a natural rock crystal quartz base from Brazil. Signed EB for Emil Becker Height 8 in 802 $1,200 - 1,800 To be sold without reserve 802 W MULTI-GEMSTONE BIRD ON QUARTZ AND DOLOMITE BASE Idar-Oberstein, Germany Possibly depicting a Black-cowled Oriole or a Cacique, the large bird is naturalistically carved with white agate wings and red agate tail feathers. Raised on a base pink dolomite. Measuring 8 3/4 x 5 x 6 in (22.2 x 12.7 x 15.24cm) $1,000 - 1,500 To be sold without reserve 4 | BONHAMS 803 803 BLACK OBSIDIAN CARVING OF A BEAVER ON AN AMMONITE FOSSIL BASE Idar-Oberstein, Germany, Retailed by Asprey, London, England Expertly carved to depict a beaver standing next to a “branch” with fine naturalistic texturing of the fur. The removable fossil ammonite cluster base forms a naturalistic landscape. The bottom of the black obsidian beaver is signed Asprey. Measuring 7 1/2 x 11 x 7 in (19.05 x 27.9 x 17.7cm) $700 - 1,000 804 THREE WHITE CHALCEDONY BEARS ON A QUARTZ CRYSTAL circa 1960 804 Idar-Oberstein, Germany Depicting a mother polar bear accompanied by two cubs with ruby cabochon eyes, perched upon rock crystal quartz point meant to suggest an ice flow. Measuring 6 1/2 x 3 1/4 x 4 1/4in $400 - 600 To be sold without reserve 805 AGATE BOX WITH GOLD VERMEIL FITTINGS Idar-Oberstein, Germany An antique box formed of translucent patterned agate, the top panel with beveled edge, having engine-turned decoration to the gold vermeil borders and four ball feet carved of agate. Measuring 3 3/4 x 2 3/8 x 2 1/8in $1,000 - 1,500 805 LAPIDARY WORKS OF ART, GEMSTONES AND MINERALS | 5 806 RHODONITE BOWL BY HELMUT WOLF Idar-Oberstein, Germany Of free-form outline, this spectacular bowl was carved from a single specimen of fine Russian Rhodonite with dramatic black veining. Measuring 13 x 7 ¼ x 5in $2,500 - 3,500 6 | BONHAMS 807 W MAGNIFICENT ROCK CRYSTAL QUARTZ BOWL BY MANFRED WILD Idar-Oberstein, Germany Retailed by Asprey A very large, highly transparent boulder of rock crystal quartz would have been utilized to create this large decorative bowl. The art of bowl making is now one which has been virtually lost, due to the large degree of waste which is produced by carving away material and also due to the painstaking effort which it requires to achieve a uniform thinness of the sides to allow for the transmission of light.